Reinforcing Tendon and Ligament Repair with BioBrace
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Michael Astrachan
Biorez has pioneered the BioBrace, the first ‘biocomposite’ soft tissue scaffold engineered to both mechanically reinforce tendon and ligament repairs, and enhance healing through its unique material properties and open architecture.
Innovative Ocular Therapeutics
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Michael Astrachan
Qlaris Bio is investigating a novel type of medicine to reduce the pressure inside the eye, with the hopes of providing a new and targeted option to people suffering from glaucoma. To help viewers understand how their investigational drug QLS-101 works, the first step was to make the complex anatomy of the eye more understandable and explain the variety of factors that regulate the pressure inside the eye under normal circumstances.
T Cell Engaging Therapies for Solid Tumor Cancers: The Maverick Approach
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Michael Astrachan
XVIVO partnered with Maverick Therapeutics to create an animation that brought to life the mechanism of action behind their pioneering approach to solid tumor cancer immunotherapy.
Peering into the Brain: Neuralink’s brain-machine interface
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Michael Astrachan
XVIVO was recently tasked with creating an animation that provides a 30,000-foot overview of neurophysiological signaling in the human brain to help the team at Neuralink describe the science that underpins their BMI device development.
Black Lives Matter
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Michael Astrachan
Recognizing our shared humanity during this difficult time is foundational to our ability to foster constructive dialogue and cooperation as we chart a way forward. It is in this spirit that we present the following animation we created years ago, “One Body,” as a reminder of the things we share, the things that unite us as a human family.
Understanding the Science Behind Viruses Can Help You Get Through the Pandemic
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Michael Astrachan
The beautiful thing about science is that once we understand how things work, we can then make intelligent decisions. There’s a lot of highly politicized and sometimes conflicting messaging floating around about the current COVID-19 pandemic raging across the globe. So we thought it would be timely to share with you some highly informative animations we have produced about the mechanisms of virus transmission and the capability of the human body’s immune system to fight back and protect us.
XVIVO’s New Interactive Showreel
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Michael Astrachan
Whether it is presenting your work at trade shows, capturing the attention of a busy physician, or educating your patients, let XVIVO help your story stand out from the rest with active experiences that educate, excite, and inspire your audiences.
The Science Of Whiskey
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Michael Astrachan
In case you were wondering, it’s still winter. So how about a nice blog about whiskey to help warm you up? Seriously, we all know how whiskey may warm our hearts and take the chill out of our bones, but have you ever wondered about the science behind whiskey itself?
CONDUIT™ Interbody Platform
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Michael Astrachan
XVIVO and DePuy Synthes (a Johnson & Johnson company) recently partnered on an animation of their CONDUIT™ Interbody medical devices to help healthcare providers understand the level of engineering and detail that is embedded in the devices, with the goal of optimizing efficacy.
XVIVO Welcomes Medical Illustrator Alisa Brandt
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Michael Astrachan
XVIVO is thrilled to announce its newest hire, Alisa Brandt. A Master of Arts graduate of John Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, Alisa has extensive experience in medical and biological illustration, animation and fine art.
NIKON – SEE MORE THAN BEFORE
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Michael Astrachan
In anticipation of the release of the Ti2 in January 2017, our team composed a 4-part series of animations to highlight the spectacular features of this research microscope. It is safe to say the Ti2 Inverted Research Microscope will truly transform the way users capture data by way of supreme quality imaging.
HILLEMAN – A PERILOUS QUEST TO SAVE THE WORLD’S CHILDREN
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Michael Astrachan
Medical History Pictures together with Paul Offit produced HILLEMAN – A Perilous Quest to Save the World’s Children, a feature-length documentary about the life and legacy of this legendary scientist. The animation you see in this film was done by XVIVO and was an incredible project to be part of.
Biorez has pioneered the BioBrace, the first ‘biocomposite’ soft tissue scaffold engineered to both mechanically reinforce tendon and ligament repairs, and enhance healing through its unique material properties and open architecture.
